Definition of "major general" []

• A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above brigadier general and below lieutenant general. (noun)
• One who holds this rank. (noun)

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• "In one incident to which Lovell had referred, Tronson du Coudray, a French artillery officer of distinction, had come with a commission from Deane promising him the rank of major general and chief of artillery."
• "The acting commander of McLaws's division, Joseph B. Kershaw, was not yet a major general and could not be considered for corps command."
• "To the other major general on the Suffolk front, John B. Hood, little of interest happened."